Carl Davis

Carl H. Davis Sr. (September 19, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American record producer and music executive, who was particularly active in Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s. He was responsible for hit R&B records by Gene Chandler, Major Lance, Jackie Wilson, The Chi-Lites, Barbara Acklin, Tyrone Davis and others.

Life and career Davis was born in Chicago and attended Englewood High School.

In 1962, Davis began working as a producer and A&R director for the Columbia subsidiary label OKeh, where he produced a number of hit records for Major Lance, Billy Butler and Walter Jackson. Many were characterised as "peppy, brassy arrangements... and danceable, upbeat songs with a Latin tinge," LLC, Matteson IL.

Davis died from pulmonary fibrosis at his home in Summerville, South Carolina, on the morning of August 9, 2012, at the age of 77.